5-470: Mborje is a settlement in the Korçë County , southeastern Albania . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Korçë . It is a southeastern suburb of Korçë . The Holy Resurrection Church ( Albanian : Kisha e Ristozit ), a 14th-century church (13 November 1389 ), is one of the most important cultural monuments of the settlement. By the end of the 15th century, after Korçë
10-562: The County of Korçë ( Albanian : Qarku i Korçës ), is a county in the Southern Region of the Republic of Albania . It is the largest by area and the fifth most populous of the twelve counties, with more than 173,000 people within an area of 3,711 km (1,433 sq mi). The county borders on North Macedonia to the northeast and Greece to the southeast, the counties of Elbasan to
15-731: The National Agency of Protected Areas has the Fir of Drenovë National Park and Prespa National Park under its administration. The UNESCO Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve is also encompassed in the county. Most of the region's inhabitants are ethnic Albanians, but there are also important communities of Greeks (especially in the South), Macedonians (especially in the East), Aromanians (more concentrated in Western parts) and Roma. With regards to religion,
20-473: The northwest, Berat to the west and Gjirokastër to the southwest. It is divided into six municipalities , Korçë , Devoll , Kolonjë , Maliq , Pogradec and Pustec , with all of whom incorporate thirty-seven administrative units . The Ministry of Tourism and Environment manages numerous natural sites and protected areas in Korçë County. In conjunction with numerous national natural sites and areas,
25-654: Was founded by Ilias Bey Mirahori , a local converted Muslim Albanian lord, the new town must have been dominated initially by the old castle of Mborje. Throughout the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century the castle was maintained by the Ottomans . The Tapu Defter of 1519 records a cemaat of Christian müsellems in the castle. According to this document the village of Mborje ( Enboryo ), which depended on Korçë ( Görice ), numbered 88 households of Christians and 18 households of Muslims. Kor%C3%A7%C3%AB County Korçë County ( Albanian : Qarku Korçë ), officially
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